Multiple Agent Roles in an Adaptive Virtual Classroom Environment

Mehlmann, Gregor; Häring, Markus; Bühling, René; Wißner, Michael; André, Elisabeth

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-15892-6_26

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“…Success in building different interactive applications with virtual characters for entertainment [9], education [24,14] and commerce [18] permits very promising conclusions with respect to the suitability of our approach. However, mainly computer-experts have been involved in the development of these applications.…”

Section: Field Tests and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Modeling parallel state charts for multithreaded multimodal dialogues

Mehlmann

Endraß

André

2011

Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces

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In this paper, we present a modeling approach for the management of highly interactive, multithreaded and multimodal dialogues. Our approach enforces the separation of dialogue content and dialogue structure and is based on a statechart language enfolding concepts for hierarchy, concurrency, variable scoping and a detailed runtime history. These concepts facilitate the modeling of interactive dialogues with multiple virtual characters, autonomous and parallel behaviors, flexible interruption policies, context-sensitive interpretation of the user's discourse acts and coherent resumptions of dialogues. An interpreter allows the realtime visualization and modification of the model to allow a rapid prototyping and easy debugging. Our approach has successfully been used in applications and research projects as well as evaluated in field tests with non-expert authors. We present a demonstrator illustrating our concepts in a social game scenario.

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Modeling parallel state charts for multithreaded multimodal dialogues

Mehlmann

Endraß

André

2011

Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces

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“…For some it is a question of making the learning domain of mathematics more appealing and making students less tense or nervous (cf. Mehlman et al [15] above). This in turn relates to the potential for more dedicated pedagogical interventions, cf.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Mehlman et al [15] present work on a learning game for expressing conceptual knowledge through qualitative reasoning models. A set of CPAs are included, and among them a quizmaster agent, that besides asking questions and giving feedback makes small talk utterances and humorous distractions unrelated to the quiz domain.…”

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Extending a Teachable Agent with a Social Conversation Module – Effects on Student Experiences and Learning

Gulz

Haake

Silvervarg

2011

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Abstract. The paper discusses the addition of off-task socially oriented conversational abilities to an existing "teachable agent" (TA) in an educational game in mathematics. The purpose of this extension is to affect constructs known to promote learning, such as self-efficacy and engagement as well as enhance students' experiences of interacting with the game. A comparison of students that played the game with the off-task interaction to those who played without it, shows trends that indicate that students who played the game with off-task interaction had a more positive experience of the game, and that they also learnt more, as reflected in the learning outcomes of their TAs.

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“…Agent technology has been used extensively with virtual environments for a range of educational [1], gaming [2] and training applications [3]. This paper considers another situation where virtual environments could provide a vital link with between humans and real world activities.…”

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Using Agents in Virtual Environments to Assist Controllers to Manage Multiple Assets

Beer

Alboul

Norling

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Abstract. Search and rescue operations often require complex coordination of a range of resources, including human and robotic resources. This paper discusses a proposed new framework that allows agent technology to be used in conjunction with a virtual environment to provide a human controller with an effective visualisation of the distribution of a collection of autonomous objects, in our case, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) so that they can be managed in a way that allows them to successfully complete the task in the minimum possible time. It is our contention that to do this effectively there needs to be two-way initiation of verbal conversations, but that it is not necessary for the system to completely understand the conversations required. An example scenario is presented that illustrates how such a system would be used in practice, illustrating how a single human can verbally communicate with a swarm of semi-autonomous actors verbally and envisage their activities in a swarm based on the visual cues provided within the virtual environment. An agent-based solution is proposed that meets the requirements and provides an effective command station that can manage a search using a collection of UAVs effectively.

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Multiple Agent Roles in an Adaptive Virtual Classroom Environment

Cited by 13 publications

References 11 publications

Modeling parallel state charts for multithreaded multimodal dialogues

Modeling parallel state charts for multithreaded multimodal dialogues

Extending a Teachable Agent with a Social Conversation Module – Effects on Student Experiences and Learning

Using Agents in Virtual Environments to Assist Controllers to Manage Multiple Assets

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